Trans-pasando Fronteras

We live in times of upheaval and complexity. Processes of social exclusion and violence fragment the Latin American continent, giving rise to profound changes in political, economic, and social structures. Examples include the struggle for land by the Mapuche people in Chile, Black feminist movements in various countries across the continent, the Landless Workers' Movement in Brazil, the Hijras (third gender) in India, eco-political struggles and socio-environmental conflicts in the Colombian Amazon, and the resurgence of violence following the peace accords in departments such as Cauca, among others.

These social movements and struggles have been pivotal in (re)thinking the Global South and its transgressive perspectives on the Western policies of knowledge production. Scholars like Bangladeshi historian Ranajit Guha have proposed epistemologies that emerge from the South and challenge the thinking of the Global North. Brazilian philosopher and sociologist Lélia Gonzalez, for instance, has dedicated her work to exploring the voice(s) and agency of subalternized people as significant agents of change. The Epistemologies of the South, therefore, refer to diverse ways of knowing that arise from the experiences and perspectives of individuals who construct knowledge and transform the world from the Global South. For this issue, we invite contributions that reflect on and/or investigate the Global South and its various dimensions.